U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway a “shithouse country” and said Norwegian immigrants were not welcome at a rally in Michigan on Oct 25, 2026.
Progressive leaders led by Senator Bernie Sanders denounced the comments as insane and highlighted Norway’s democratic prosperity.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told NRK Nobel Committee operates independently of government.
Visit Norway posted a tongue-in-cheek message promoting its “world’s most beautiful toilets” after the insult.
Center
Trump Missed Nobel
President Donald Trump called Norway a “shithouse country” and said he would not welcome Norwegian immigrants at a rally in Michigan on Oct 25, 2026.
The Nobel Peace Prize, which Trump said he missed and was awarded in 2026 to African jurist Navi Pillay, fueled his frustration.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund posted a first-half-2026 profit of 1.75 trillion crowns.
The tourism board posted photos of fjord-overlooking toilets, calling them among the most beautiful.
Blindspot
Norway's sovereign wealth fund announced a record first-half-2026 profit of 1.75 trillion Norwegian crowns (about $184.3 billion), marking the fund's highest earnings in a single period, according to its financial report.
Within this story's sources, this economic angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.
History
Norway established the Government Pension Fund Global in 1990 to invest surplus oil and gas revenues, a safeguard against volatile prices as production peaks. The fund, worth about $2.2 trillion (? NOK 22 trillion), underpins Norway’s wealth and drew criticism when Donald Trump’s October 2026 rally denounced the country, prompting rebukes from Bernie Sanders and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
1 of 4
Sanders slams insult
U.S. President Donald Trump called Norway a “shithouse country” and said Norwegian immigrants were not welcome at a rally in Michigan on Oct 25, 2026.
Progressive leaders led by Senator Bernie Sanders denounced the comments as insane and highlighted Norway’s democratic prosperity.
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide told NRK Nobel Committee operates independently of government.
Visit Norway posted a tongue-in-cheek message promoting its “world’s most beautiful toilets” after the insult.
